1970s Junghans Olympic Chronograph Valjoux 7734

Ref: Olympic

SPECIFICATION

Movement : Manually Wound Junghans 688.10 (Valjoux 7734)
Age : 1971/1980
Specific Age : Circa. 1970s
Case Size : 40mm
Case Thickness : 13.5mm
Lug to Lug : 42mm
Lugs : 20mm
Condition : Pre-Owned
Case Material : Stainless Steel


In honor of becoming Official timekeepers for the Munich Olympics in 1972, Junghans released Chronograph setting new standards in timekeeping. Its stainless steel cushion case has brushed surfaces. Round chronograph pushers and a signed crown can be found down the right side. A unidirectional stainless steel bezel has a silver insert with a 60-minute scale. The domed crystal sits above a vertically brushed silver dial. An outer Tachymeter is clearly printed. Slim baton indexes with a lume pip mark the hours. At 6 o’clock a date window. At 3 o'clock a 30-minute register and at 9 o'clock a 60 continuous seconds register. Black hands have lume infill. A well balanced and easy to read chronograph with a yellow chronograph seconds hand. On the reverse a screw-down case back. Inside a Manually Wound Junghans 688.10 (Valjoux 7734) 17 Jewels, 18,000 beats per hour Swiss Movement. The Valjoux 7734 was first produced in 1969 and commonly found in Breitling, Tudor, and Heuer chronographs. Fitted on a 20mm suede leather strap.